I was happy to see that the episode of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” featuring the Grys family of Pekin, Ill., aired last week on ABC. I spent a year following the Grys family’s youngest member, Jake, an 8-year-old with a rare and life-threatening combination of … Continue readingJake Grys and family on “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”
Jean Hooper, 45, hula-hoops on Venice Beach in Los Angeles on Wednesday. While winter blasts the rest of the nation, temperatures have been in the 80s in Southern California. “This is our winter,” she says. “That’s why I’m doing my happy hula dance.” (AP Photo/David … Continue readingHa ha!
Southern California’s Taj Gibson displayed a range of emotion during an NCAA men’s basketball game against crosstown rival UCLA in Los Angeles on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009. Despite holding the score close through the second half, USC was unable to close the deal, giving UCLA … Continue readingHighs and lows
Members of the Penguin Swim Club line up before plunging into the frigid Pacific Ocean while taking part in the 49th annual New Year’s Day swim at Venice Beach in Venice, Calif., on Thursday, January 1, 2009. Water temperatures at noon were around 54 degrees. … Continue readingPolar plunge?
I’ve been a bad blogger, but I’ve got an excuse! On the 12th of December I flew out to meet up with Erinn at her parents’ place in Emerald Isle, N.C. After a wonderful week there with her family we took off on a cross-country … Continue readingHappy New Year!